to virginia to talk to families and small business owners about the struggling economy and expected to discuss the small business jobs bill at the town hall style meeting in fairfax. this comes as a debate heats up within congress about whether to extend all of the bush tax cuts, including those for families making over $250,000 a year. >> peter: another iranian diplomat has deeffected. he's playing for political asylum in finland. he's the second diplomat to quit this year over the alleged fraud in last year's iranian presidential elections and the deadly protests that followed. >> gretchen: investigation into the deadly gas explosion in california focused on a 20-foot section of pipe. it was packed up and shipped to washington for analysis. >> there was no repairing or excavating going on at the time of this mishap, but our research will determine whether there was any such work in the past. we don't know the answer to that yet. that's part of the interview process. >> gretchen: some people were allowed back home for the first time since the blast explosion left four people dead. but four ar
